Valles-Vega I, Molina-Fernández D, Benítez R, Hernández-Trujillo S, Adroher FJ
Early development and life cycle of Contracaecum multipapillatum s.l. from a brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis in the Gulf of California, Mexico
DAO 125:167-178 | Full text in pdf format

 

Video S1 (.mp4, 5MB): Newly hatched and ensheathed larvae of Contracaecum multipapillatum s.l. clustered and adhered at a substratum by the tail of the sheath and showing flicking motion.

 

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Video S2 (.mp4, 29.4MB): Exsheathed larva of Contracaecum multipapillatum s.l. showing movement of the intestinal content between ventriculus and rectum and vice versa.